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• From the Spies: Hyundai Equus (VI) Interior Snapped

  In Hyundai, Spy Shots / 27 January 2009 / 2 comments

  

  Model: 2010 Hyundai Equus (VI)Speculated engines: 3.8L Lambda V6 (290 hp) & 4.6L Tau V8 (375 hp) & 5.0L Tau V8 (420+ hp)Release date: March 2009Predecessor: Hyundai Equus/Centennial (based on Mitsubishi Proudia)Additional Info: RWD; Will [...]

• Replay: Hyundai Genesis vows to win Canadian Car of the Year

  In Awards, Hyundai / 25 January 2009 / 0 comments

  

  The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has announced that the 2009 Canadian Car of the Year will be either the Hyundai Genesis, Mazda6 or Toyota Corolla. The Hyundai Genesis already won “Best New Luxury [...]

• EXCLUSIVE: Hyundai Equus (VI) undisguised!

  In Hyundai, Spy Shots / 21 January 2009 / 0 comments

  

  Here are the very first images of an undisguised prototype of Hyundai’s upcoming flagship sedan, Equus, code-named “VI”. The automaker’s new RWD sedan is set to replace the aging Equus in the South Korean market, [...]

• Kia Soul gets Lotus tuned suspension for the UK

  In Kia / 19 January 2009 / 0 comments

  

  Kia announced today that the new Kia Soul, which will go on sale in the UK in March 2009, gets a Lotus tuned suspension and handling package. The company says the new Kia Soul is [...]

• Kia Cee’d available with Idle Stop and Go

  In Europe, Green, Kia / 19 January 2009 / 0 comments

  

  Kia Motors announced on Wednesday that it began selling Cee’d vehicles equipped with the Idle Stop and Go (ISG) system in Europe. ISG is a fuel saving system that automatically shuts down the engine when [...]

• History Made: Hyundai Genesis is 2009 North American Car of the Year

  In Awards, Hyundai, NAIAS / 16 January 2009 / 0 comments

  

  The folks over at Hyundai are likely sipping pina coladas as they celebrate an unequivocable historic moment for the company. Hyundai’s new 2009 Genesis has been crowned 2009′s North American Car of the Year at [...]